"I consider anyone with a low-altitude waiver and a beating heart a living legend. There are fewer than 400 people in this country (U.S.A.) with low altitude waivers, and of those, fewer than 100 are cleared to the surface.- Jeff Parnau, Publisher of World Airshow News, January/February 2005.

Pete Spence
#1 as the Lead Pilot
Cleared to Surface

An excavation contractor from Miurkirk, Ontario. Pete has been flying Harvards for more than thirteen years. 

Dave Hewitt
#2 on the Right Wing
Cleared to Surface

The owner/manufacturer in the Auto parts Industry (Metal Stampings, Tubular
Products and Assemblies). Dave resides in Woodstock, Ontario, is married
with two boys and has been flying Harvards in airshows for over fourteen years.

Kent Beckham
#3 on the Left Wing
Cleared to Surface

Flying the most difficult position, Kent is a pilot with with a major Canadian Airline. Kent has been flying Harvards for more than twenty five years and has performed aerobatics in the film 'Iron Eagle IV'.

Pete, Dave and Kent are all members of the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association based in Tillsonburg, Ontario.  "C.H.A.A." for short, is a charitable organization with a mandate to acquire, preserve, restore, maintain, display and demonstrate the Harvard aircraft and other aircraft associated with the Royal Canadian Air Force.

The team originated as a father-son (Beckham) act based at Woodstock Ontario. Norm ('Mr.Harvard'- Kent's dad) performed his last airshow at London Airshow '98. Kent, Dave and Pete trained as a three plane act throughout '99 and 2000 premiering at London Airshow 2000. Past performances have included:

-Thunder Over Louisville (KY)
-Canadian International Airshow -CNE,(ON)
-Willowgrove, Naval Air Station (PA)
-Rochester (NY)
-North Bay Heritage Festival (ON)
-Utica Great North-Eastern Airshow (NY)
-Geneseo Historical Air Group Airshow (NY)
-Camp Bordon CAFB (ON)
-Windsor Airshow (ON)
-London Airshow (ON)
-Brantford Airshow (ON)
-Sarnia's Great Canadian Fly-In (ON)

Call our team co-ordinator Greg Tyrell and we'll be at yours!